leads 17-11 At Mizzou Arena: Missouri leads 1-0 Illinois' longest winning streak: 9 (2000–08) Missouri's longest winning streak: 4 (1991–94, 2009–12) Illinois' largest winning margin: 32 points (2005) Missouri's largest winning margin: 22 points (2022) Closest margin: 1 point, four times in regulation (1992, 2003, 2007, 2013) and once in three overtimes (1993) See also Illinois–Missouri football rivalry References College basketball rivalries in the United States Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball Missouri Tigers men's basketball Recurring sporting events established in 1980 Sports in St. Louis 1980 establishments in Missouri